The Public Procurement Rules 2008 - LGED

stage, then the Person has the right to directly submit a complaint within the period specified in
Schedule II , to the next higher level stated above.
(10) if the Person is not satisfied with the written decision of the Secretary of the
concerned Ministry or Division, he or she may pursue his or her appeal through the Review Panel.
(11) A Person may appeal to a Review Panel only if the Person has exhausted all his or
her options of complaints to the administrative authority under this Rule.
(12) The Person may submit the complaint in a sealed envelope marked
“CONFIDENTIAL” and addressed to the Chairperson, Review Panel, at CPTU’ s mailing address
within the period specified in Schedule II after receiving the decision of the Secretary of the
concerned Ministry or Division under Sub-Rule (8) or having not received any timely decisions and
shall -
(a) enclose the complaint and all supporting Documents in a sealed envelope,
which shall be opened only by the Chairperson of the Review Panel;
(b) attach a forwarding letter with the sealed envelope marked confidential,
addressed to the DG, CPTU stating its wish to appeal to the Review Panel and
the nature of its complaint; and
(c) attach with the forwarding letter the registration fee and the refundable security
deposit, in the form of a Bank draft in favour of Director General, CPTU of the
amount specified in Schedule II.
(13) Procuring Entities and other levels of administrative authorities, shall maintain a
Complaint Register in which brief information of all complaints and the decision taken regarding
such complaints shall be recorded.
58. Formation of Review Panels. |— (1) The CPTU shall constitute Review Panels
comprising of specialists mentioned in Sub-Rule (2) for the purpose of reviewing a appeal and
giving decisions.
(2) For the purpose of forming Review Panels, the CPTU shall, under Section 30 of the
Act, establisha list of well-known specialists in accordance with Schedule II and as detailed below
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(a) the Review Panels shall be constituted by taking one (1) member from each of
the following three (3) groups -
(i) well-reputed specialists in legal matters, experienced in Procurement
related legal issues which could also include retired senior officers from,
Government and semi-Government autonomous bodies or corporations;
(ii) well-reputed specialists having relevant technical expertise and experience
in public Procurement;
(iii) well-reputed experts in Procurement and contract management practices
having experience in complaints and disputes settlements whose names
can be provided by the Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce
and Industry (FBCCI),
provided that no active public servant shall be included in the Review Panel.
(b) the specialists shall be grouped into a number of Review Panels as specified in
Schedule II;
(c) Review Panel shall have minimum of three (3) members, one of whom shall be
the nominated Chairperson;
(d) the CPTU shall, with the approval of its Minister, appoint the Review Panel
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